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The Art of Being Bill: Bill Murray and the Many Faces of Awesome (2018)

The Art of Being Bill: Bill Murray and the Many Faces of Awesome (2018)

As a kid Bill Murray confused me. I thought he was funny and endearing and larger than life (long before he was in the movie Larger Than Life), but...

Jennifer
The Coen Brothers: The Iconic Filmmakers and Their Work (2017)

The Coen Brothers: The Iconic Filmmakers and Their Work (2017)

Few things make a book feel fancier than a hard slipcase, so it’s always a treat diving into Ian Nathan’s elegant and thorough tomes on film. Like Terminator Vault...

Jennifer
Tim Burton: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work (2016)

Tim Burton: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work (2016)

If you’re a fan of Tim Burton, you are entirely likely to have a little bit of a crush on Ian Nathan’s new book, Tim Burton: The Iconic Filmmaker...

Jennifer
101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die (2016)

101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die (2016)

Updated in 2016, the book takes you through over a century of film, chronologically by decade. It starts, naturally, with Georges Méliès’ Voyage to the Moon (1902) and progresses...

Linda
101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die (2016)

101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die (2016)

As promised, the book covers 101 films over roughly 100 years, and suggests the best picks for each decade (1910s-2000s). It’s a good sampling of horror film history, and...

Jennifer
You Look Like That Girl (2015)

You Look Like That Girl (2015)

There are few things more refreshing than a well-written book. It doesn’t really matter how interesting your story is if you lack the ability to tell it in a...

Jennifer
John Hughes: A Life in Film (2015)

John Hughes: A Life in Film (2015)

There’s something strange and final and weirdly satisfying about holding John Hughes: A Life in Film in your hands. The first thing I did when I looked through it...

Jennifer
Travelogue of Horror (2014)

Travelogue of Horror (2014)

If you’re any sort of movie geek, one of the first things you think when planning a trip is, “I wonder what was filmed there?” Tony Urban is definitely...

Jennifer
World Gone Wild: A Survivor's Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Movies (2014)

World Gone Wild: A Survivor’s Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Movies (2014)

I often think the quality of genre specific books can be judged by the universality of their appeal. If a person who isn’t especially well versed or even that...

Jennifer
Video Shooter: Mastering Storytelling Techniques (2013)

Video Shooter: Mastering Storytelling Techniques (2013)

Written by Moonrise Kingdom cinematographer Barry Braverman, Video Shooter is essentially a textbook for anyone wishing to deal with camerawork in film. In practice, this covers a wide range...

Jennifer
Saturday Night Live FAQ: Everything left to Know About Television's Longest Running Comedy (2013)

Saturday Night Live FAQ: Everything left to Know About Television’s Longest Running Comedy (2013)

The first thing I did when I got my review copy of Stephen Tropiano’s Saturday Night Live FAQ was to squeal in delight and wave the book around excitedly....

Jennifer
Terminator Vault: The Complete Story Behind the Making of The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (2013)

Terminator Vault: The Complete Story Behind the Making of The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (2013)

I feel like Terminator Vault:The Complete Story Behind the Making of The Terminator and Terminator II: Judgment Day is as enjoyable to movie fans as it is to people...

Jennifer